The 1999 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1999 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 7 March 1999. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Eddie Irvine was the race winner for Ferrari.
1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:01.659 | - | - | 1:33.560 | 29 | 190.852 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:02.686 | +1.027 | +1.027 | 1:33.378 | 33 | 190.818 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:08.671 | +7.012 | +5.985 | 1:33.407 | 32 | 190.618 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:35.077 | +33.418 | +26.406 | 1:33.657 | 34 | 189.740 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:56.357 | +54.698 | +21.280 | 1:32.894 | 29 | 189.038 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:36:25.976 | +1:24.317 | +29.619 | 1:35.220 | 39 | 188.071 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:36:27.947 | +1:26.288 | +1.971 | 1:35.877 | 50 | 188.007 | |
| 8 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:35:16.505 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.112 | 55 | 187.017 | |
| DNF | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 48 | 1:22:24.310 | 1:34.756 | 13 | 185.335 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 42 | 1:12:52.947 | 1:37.073 | 29 | 183.357 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 28 | 49:40.526 | 1:36.068 | 20 | 179.344 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 27 | 47:34.087 | 1:34.748 | 13 | 180.601 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Marc Gené | Spain | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 25 | 44:22.846 | 1:37.454 | 20 | 179.233 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 25 | 44:23.384 | 1:34.980 | 21 | 179.196 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 23 | 39:22.807 | 1:35.910 | 13 | 185.833 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 21 | 38:08.255 | 1:33.309 | 9 | 175.201 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 20 | 34:05.785 | 1:37.146 | 20 | 186.635 | |||
| DNF | 2 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 13 | 20:33.249 | 1:33.603 | 9 | 201.241 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 13 | 21:00.284 | 1:34.771 | 12 | 196.924 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 11 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone |